Edgar Degas
Though often considered an Impressionist, he preferred to be called a Realist, known for his depictions of dancers, bathers, and racehorses.
Quotes by Edgar Degas
Success! What an abominable thing success is.
The artist is not a special sort of person, but every person is a special sort of artist.
I am fond of nature, but only when it is tamed.
Monet is only an eye, but what an eye!
We must go beyond the problem of the moment to the problem of the age.
The secret is to follow the advice the masters give you in their works while doing something quite different from them.
I hate the way the Impressionists have painted everything.
Beauty is the observation of the beautiful.
In art, as in life, everything is a question of balance.
I seek the essential.
The studio is a place of study, not of play.
Women are the most beautiful things in the world.
Persistence is the key to success in art.
I paint from memory, not from life.
The future? Like unwritten music, it is only a vague echo.
Line is the weapon with which the artist conquers.
I am a realist; I see things as they are.
Art is the greatest deception.
To be an artist is to believe what is not true.
The ballet is a universe of precision and dreams.